{"id":7320,"date":"2024-12-18T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T14:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/diversity\/?p=7320"},"modified":"2024-12-18T10:42:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T15:42:38","slug":"2025-2026-learn-more-series-the-future-of-higher-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/diversity\/2024\/12\/18\/2025-2026-learn-more-series-the-future-of-higher-education\/","title":{"rendered":"2025-2026 Learn More Series: The Future of Higher Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/diversity\/files\/2024\/12\/1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/diversity\/files\/2024\/12\/1-e1734531527122-636x373.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"442\" height=\"259\" class=\"wp-image-7323 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/diversity\/files\/2024\/12\/1-e1734531527122-636x373.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/diversity\/files\/2024\/12\/1-e1734531527122-768x451.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/diversity\/files\/2024\/12\/1-e1734531527122-755x443.png 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/diversity\/files\/2024\/12\/1-e1734531527122.png 896w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">Contemporary institutions of higher education are hubs for scholarly inquiry, social activism, artistic expression, and free speech. However, in recent years, critiques of higher education and questions about its purpose have become widespread, calling its purpose and role in society into question.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This year\u2019s Learn More Series theme, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Future of Higher Education<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, invites BU community members to engage and grapple with challenging topics related to the purpose and role of higher education through educational programming, rigorous scholarly inquiry, and empirical research endeavors. We invite you to join us by submitting proposals for our Learn More Series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/diversity\/grants\/learn-more-community-grants\/\">Community<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/diversity\/grants\/learn-more-research-grants\/\">Research<\/a> grants. All Learn More Series programs must center social identity in the context of contemporary issues of power, privilege, and oppression. Some potential topics to further explore this year\u2019s theme include but are by no means limited to:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Higher education policy and law\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Free speech and academic freedom on campus<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work in higher education\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Campus abolition\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Civil discourse and dialogue across difference<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Student activism and social movements\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Economics of higher education\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Race, access, and equity in higher education\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">College choice\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Politics and higher education\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Artificial intelligence and DEI in higher education\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Equity and justice in your specific field of study<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><div class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/diversity\/grants\/learn-more-community-grants\/\"><strong>Apply for a Learn More Community Grant<\/strong><\/a><\/div><\/h4>\n<h4><div class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/diversity\/grants\/learn-more-research-grants\/\"><strong>Apply for a Learn More Research Grant<\/strong><\/a><\/div><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contemporary institutions of higher education are hubs for scholarly inquiry, social activism, artistic expression, and free speech. 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